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| − | | image_caption = Poison arrow plant (''Acokanthera oblongifolia'') | + | |features=evergreen |
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| − | | | + | '''''Acokanthera''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Apocynaceae]]. Its sap contains deadly cardiotoxic glycosides. The sap is used in arrow poisons.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Gould | first = George M. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Dictionary of New Medical Terms | publisher = Bailliere Tindall & Cox | date = 1905 | location = London | pages = 36 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=v6BFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA36&dq=poison&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=ujvWSo3kNIWyNsGR_fYO#v=onepage&q=poison&f=false | doi = | id = | isbn = }}</ref> |
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''[[Acokanthera oblongifolia]]''<br /> | ''[[Acokanthera oblongifolia]]''<br /> | ||
| + | ''[[Acokanthera ouabaio]]''<br /> | ||
| + | ''[[Acokanthera schimperi]]''<br /> | ||
''[[Acokanthera venenata]]''<br /> | ''[[Acokanthera venenata]]''<br /> | ||
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| − | + | ==Gallery== | |
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| + | Image:Koeh-150.jpg| ''Acokanthera abyssinica'' | ||
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 2 | ||
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| + | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | ||
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Acokanthera is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. Its sap contains deadly cardiotoxic glycosides. The sap is used in arrow poisons.[1]
Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Acokanthera oblongifolia
Acokanthera ouabaio
Acokanthera schimperi
Acokanthera venenata
Gallery
Acokanthera abyssinica
photo 2
photo 3
References
- ↑ Gould, George M. (1905). Dictionary of New Medical Terms. London: Bailliere Tindall & Cox. pp. 36. http://books.google.com/books?id=v6BFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA36&dq=poison&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=ujvWSo3kNIWyNsGR_fYO#v=onepage&q=poison&f=false.
External links
- w:Acokanthera. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Acokanthera QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
